Fatality · MSHA Record #220051010029

Laborer fatality at Amrize Holly Hill Plant (Amrize Cement Inc.), SC, March 23, 2005

at 12:50 PM

On March 23, 2005, a laborer was fatally injured in a machinery accident at Amrize Holly Hill Plant (Amrize Cement Inc.), SC.

Amrize Holly Hill Plant · Facility · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Amrize Cement Inc. (Holcim Ltd)

Contractor on site: D405

Orangeburg County, SC

Classification MACHINERY

Type Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Investigator narrative

The employee was moving manlift to the ground and became trapped between the I beam and the control panel. Condition of the controls in the basket is suspect.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Surface Equipment, Nec
Subunit / location: MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Source of injury: HOISTING APPARATUS,(Not Elsewhere Classified)
Nature of injury: SUFFOC,SMOK INHILAT,DROWN
Body part affected: BODY SYSTEMS
Total mining experience: 0 years
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 0 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220051010029 · Mine ID 3800014 Trainer view →